OUR TEAM

Kevin Baker brings over a decade of distinguished law enforcement service, including assignments in Patrol, Special Operations Division (SWAT), Crime Suppression Detective, and Fugitive Apprehension Team.

For more than 15 years, Kevin has served as High Threat Protection Lead Instructor for multiple Department of State programs including the Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program (ATAP), Worldwide Protective Services (WPS), International Narcotics Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), and Civilian Police Program (CIVPOL). He has trained law enforcement officers from more than 24 countries for High Threat Dignitary and Close Protection operations.

Kevin was selected to coordinate training and develop curriculum for an Overseas Protective Operations government program. His direct protection responsibilities include two Foreign Heads of State, the U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, multiple Ambassadors to the United Nations, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, the U.S. Secretary of State, and multiple U.S. Senators and Representatives. He has served as Team/Shift Leader and Counter Assault Team (CAT) Commander, with all protectees served in high-threat environments where several were specifically targeted by international terrorist organizations.

Tracy Ertle is a former Force Reconnaissance Marine and MARSOC Lead Instructor for Phase 1 Assessment and Selection. His law enforcement career includes assignments in Patrol, Street Crimes Unit, SWAT, SWAT Commander, and Academy Instructor. He was selected for counter surveillance operations with the DEA targeting South American drug cartels.

With over 35 years of close protection experience, Tracy has served as Detail Leader in more than 43 countries through programs including Department of Defense (DoD), Anti-Terrorist Assistance Program (ATAP), International Narcotics Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Civilian Police Program (CIVPOL), and the Worldwide Protective Services Program (WPPS). He has additionally served as Lead Instructor of Protective Operations in most of his deployments, and has provided private sector protection for CNN and CBN correspondents in high-threat combat zones.

Tracy served as Personal Security Officer (PSO) for Ibrahim Rugova, the first president of Kosovo. He commanded the largest and most active Close Protection unit in the world — executing over 2,500 high-threat movements per year — which became the framework for the Department of State Worldwide Personal Protective Service (WPPS). This unit provided high-threat protection for visiting Heads of State, Ambassadors, US Chief of Mission, Congressional Delegations, UN Security Council, Queen Noor of Jordan, Ministers of Defense, European Union President Javier Solana, war crime prosecutors, judges, and numerous other individuals with direct threats. This Close Protection unit developed the future doctrine of Counter Assault Team (CAT) operations in High Threat protection missions.

Tracy was recognized as a Subject Matter Expert and recruited to evaluate and replicate the assassination of Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto for the government. He is continuously called upon to supply High Threat Protection and Counter Assault Team training to Special Operations units.